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asseverate
as·sev·er·ate [ ə sévvə ràyt ] (past and past participle as·sev·er·at·ed, present participle as·sev·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular as·sev·er·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
state something earnestly: to state something earnestly or solemnly ( formal )

[Mid-16th century. < Latin asseverat-, past participle of asseverare< severus "serious"]

as·sev·er·a·tion [ ə sèvvə ráysh'n ] noun
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